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    Am I being stupid here ? or what

    UK is an abbreviation for United Kingdom, right ?

    SQL is an acronym for Structured Query Language, right ?


    so we have abbreviations and Acronyms, where the heck does I.D. come into this. I mean what IS it.


    Do I worry too much about trivial things?


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    Identification Document

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      #3
      or I Dentification
      Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

      I preferred version 1!

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        #4
        Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
        UK is an abbreviation for United Kingdom, right ?

        SQL is an acronym for Structured Query Language, right ?


        so we have abbreviations and Acronyms, where the heck does I.D. come into this. I mean what IS it.


        Do I worry too much about trivial things?


        Not a bit. Things like that are important. Come to think of it, why are the words abbreviation and acronym so long? It would make more sense to talk about "abs" and "ACs".
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          #5
          Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
          Not a bit. Things like that are important. Come to think of it, why are the words abbreviation and acronym so long? It would make more sense to talk about "abs" and "ACs".
          Or, indeed NAB. TLTAI. C2TOI, YRTWRDSAB&ACSLNG?

          Perhaps because those of us who grew up with the English language won't understand what you're on about if you abbreviate everything.
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            #6
            Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
            UK is an abbreviation for United Kingdom, right ?

            SQL is an acronym for Structured Query Language, right ?


            so we have abbreviations and Acronyms, where the heck does I.D. come into this. I mean what IS it.


            Do I worry too much about trivial things?


            Well you are not completely stupid.....

            UK is similar to SQL in that it is an acronym not an abreviation

            Id or ID is an abreviation of Identity (or Identification).

            I.D. implies that its the initial leters of two words (acronym) but its not if its as in ID Card......
            if I.D. was being used to refer to the Identification Department then it would be correct.......... (not least because IdD would be so wrong)

            Does that Help?

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              Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
              Not a bit. Things like that are important. Come to think of it, why are the words abbreviation and acronym so long? It would make more sense to talk about "abs" and "ACs".
              Let's not even get into the spelling of dyslexia ...
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                People who refer to a "NIC card" should be shot!
                Throw them to the lions - WC2 5.4

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by wc2 View Post
                  People who refer to a "NIC card" should be shot!
                  Correct!

                  It should be an NIC card
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by wc2 View Post
                    People who refer to a "NIC card" should be shot!
                    and pin number
                    Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

                    I preferred version 1!

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